“THE WORDPLAY WARRIOR: Writing for The Unheard Voices”

“Your stories tend to be so dark and depressing. Why can’t you write happy ones? Are you always this gloomy in real life?”
I get that a lot. As usual, I just want to laugh. It’s like wondering whether someone who dresses all in black all the time is always into depressing mode.
Yes, it is true that my stories tend to be so dark and depressing. Can I still write happy ones? Of course yes. I just don’t do that very often. Let that be other people’s job. I’m sure we’ve got plenty already.
No, I’m not always gloomy. I still know how to be happy because it’s (supposed to be) a personal choice.
I don’t just write. I believe that I also speak on behalf of the unheard voices.

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"WRITER@WORK: Stories From A Lone, Urban Girl"
You never really run out of stories to tell. If you look around closely and more carefully, you’ll find plenty.
That also happens if you live in Jakarta, Indonesia. Here, people always find some tales to tell, even if they’re quite mundane. Trivialities still excite them somehow – or maybe it’s just me and my point of view.
Of course, the real issue is how to divide them into:
1. What’s informative and useful.
2. What’s just informative.
3. Gossips and rumours, alias hoax news.
It’s nothing new that many have assumed that most Indonesians are not that well-read. They tend to fall for the last bit on the list above.
Well, that’s not always true. Allow me to prove you wrong.
R.